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WillParkinson

(16,862 posts)
Sun Sep 2, 2012, 12:49 AM Sep 2012

Quote Of The Day - Micky Ward retracts support for Scott Brown

Quote Of The Day - Micky Ward

"I can’t support Scott Brown. I just can’t do it. I found out Scott is anti-union and I’m a Teamster guy. I found out he’s also against gay marriage and I say if you love someone you should have the same rights no matter who you are." - Boxing legend Micky Ward, retracting his endorsement of Sen. Scott Brown, who was about to appear at Ward's gym for a photo op. Mark Wahlberg played Ward in the Oscar-winning movie The Fighter.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/09/quote-of-day-micky-ward.html

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Quote Of The Day - Micky Ward retracts support for Scott Brown (Original Post) WillParkinson Sep 2012 OP
sometimes I still am able to be totally blown away by an event dsc Sep 2012 #1
All I know about Mickey Ward is what I saw in the movie... Bjorn Against Sep 2012 #4
This is Awesome! I hope this Cha Sep 2012 #2
Knockout! Lone_Star_Dem Sep 2012 #3
Did Nikki Tsongas go and give him a good belt? Whatever happened to wake him up, it's all good! nt MADem Sep 2012 #5
Thanks! I've added this to the Wikipedia article about the election Jim Lane Sep 2012 #6
So I presume Scott Brown didn't get his photo op? B Calm Sep 2012 #7

dsc

(52,130 posts)
1. sometimes I still am able to be totally blown away by an event
Sun Sep 2, 2012, 01:05 AM
Sep 2012

I just can't believe that a boxer of all athletes said this.

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
4. All I know about Mickey Ward is what I saw in the movie...
Sun Sep 2, 2012, 02:26 AM
Sep 2012

But if the movie portrayal is accurate I don't think he is your stereotypical tough guy boxer. He has actually gone through some adversity in his life, the movie portrayed him as a pretty decent guy. I would recommend watching the movie, you don't have to enjoy boxing to enjoy it as it focuses more on his personal life than the sport and it has some great acting performances particularly Christian Bale's performance as the crack addicted brother. While the movie is not political it seems hard to imagine someone who grew up in the setting he did would be a right-winger.

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
3. Knockout!
Sun Sep 2, 2012, 01:56 AM
Sep 2012

Someone took the time to explain it to him, and he got it. That's our jobs. We're supposed to be feet on the ground clearing the fog for the dim sighed out there.

Note: I did not say the blind. Too many people waste time fighting with lost causes. As if they're going to earn a Dem merit badge for it or something. The small minded belong to the GOP. The misinformed are ours to rehabilitate.

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